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7. The light soon spread abroad, and at an Ind- an Settlement on Kent River in Connecticut (called by the Natives Pachgatgoch, and by the Whites, Scatticok) consisting chiefly of the Wampano Tribe; a number were converted; and supplied with Mis- sionaries, the same as had taken place at Sheco- meko; -- and having at each of these [crossed out with pencil: places] [inserted with pencil: settlements] built themselves a place of worship, in which they daily met for divine service: they were happy.

Yet scarcely had three Years [pencil edit: three Years had scarcely] elapsed, [crossed out with pencil: since] [inserted with pencil: from] the [crossed out with pencil: first] commencement of this Mission; [crossed out with pencil: when] [inserted with pencil: before] their white Neighbors began to trouble and even to persecute them. In the beginning they had repre- sented the Indians to the Missionaries as a race of Savages, incapable of embracing the Christian Religion, and that it would be next to madness to attempt to dwell among them -- [Crossed out with pencil: And. Inserted: Now,] that it [crossed out with pencil: is. Inserted: was] manifest that a number of them [crossed out with pencil: have. Inserted: had] embraced Christianity, and to lead a Christian life: they [crossed out with pencil: are. inserted: would] not [crossed out: to be] permit [crossed out: ted. Insert: them] to enjoy Christian priviledges; [crossed out with pencil: all manner of arts having been] [inserted: every device was] asserted to, to have these Missiona- ries banished out of the Country -- The loss [inserted: there] in not having these Indians in their interest and under control as formerly, when they were accus- stomed to take unlawful liberties, and advantages of them [crossed out: in] [added: by] defrauding them of their just due for labour, by imposing liquor upon them -- there- by encouraging intoxication for the sake of gain was